You do not need an app store. Your kennel's site can be added to your phone's home screen with its own icon, and it opens full screen like an app. It is handy for staff who check bookings on the go.
iPhone or iPad
- Open your kennel's website in Safari. Other browsers on an iPhone do not offer this option.
- Tap the Share button, then Add to Home Screen.
- Tap Add. The icon appears on your home screen.
Android
- Open your kennel's website in Chrome.
- Tap the install icon (a small arrow pointing down into a tray) in the site's top bar, then Install App. If you do not see it, open the browser menu (three dots) and choose Install app or Add to Home screen.
- Follow the prompt.
Getting to your dashboard
The app icon opens your public website. Once you have signed in, open the site menu and tap Admin to reach your dashboard. Customers can add your site to their home screen the same way, and they land on your site too.
Good to know
- The icon uses your logo once you have uploaded one under Settings → Look & feel. Until then it shows a standard Dogly icon.
- It is your website running full screen, not an app store download, so it needs an internet connection. There is no offline mode.
- Staff and customers can each do this on their own phone.
If it does not work
- On an iPhone, check you are in Safari and not another browser.
- On Android, if there is no install icon, use the browser menu instead.
- The install icon does not show inside the installed app itself, only in the browser.